Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1533 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5293

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5293 began on and ended on .

Rosh Hashanah L’Ma’sar Behemah (Hebrew: ראש השנה למעשר בהמה‎ “New Year for Tithing Animals”) or Rosh Hashanah LaBehemot (Hebrew: ראש השנה לבהמות‎ “New Year for (Domesticated) Animals”) is one of the four New Year’s day festivals (Rosh Hashanot) in the Jewish calendar as indicated in the Mishnah. During the time of the Temple, this was a day on which shepherds determined which of their mature animals were to be tithed. The day coincides with Rosh Chodesh Elul, the New Moon for the month of Elul, exactly one month before Rosh Hashanah.

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Dates for Rosh Hashana LaBehemot

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1530 1 Elul 5290
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1531 1 Elul 5291
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1532 1 Elul 5292
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1533 1 Elul 5293
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1534 1 Elul 5294
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1535 1 Elul 5295
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1536 1 Elul 5296
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1537 1 Elul 5297

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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